Book Synopsis

The Blair Witch Project meets Cabin in the Woods by way of Grady Hendrix in this gruesome, mythology-inspired storm of witchcraft, demon curses, and millennial-age angst all wrapped in a folk horror tale about six college friends who go on a weekend getaway in the woods--and the supernatural deals they make to survive.

Marco Wonder is about to turn 30, and he hates it.

Without job prospects, without a girlfriend, without a sustainable future, he desires something to anchor him, to give him direction in life. Unlike his brother, who found his purpose by returning to Puerto Rico to discover himself, Marco has no such aspiration to return to his roots. Instead, Marco decides to risk it all and confess his love for his best friend Pansy during the last hurrah before their college friend group continue on their separate ways through life.

Except, he's worried Pansy isn't interested. She's also pregnant, and an item with her on again, off-again
boyfriend Dean. But as Marco joins his friends for a weekend getaway to a cabin in upstate New York, they will soon discover a demonic creature older than forest, waiting to give direction to those who find
themselves lost, for a bloody cost.

As the group crumbles apart because of sexual escapades, misplaced confessions, and eerie mishaps, they soon find themselves at the mercy of the Man of Wind and Moss. After a heinous and tragic ordeal, only Marco, Pansy, and their friend Sasha, a witchy and headstrong academic, survive.

But their trauma does not end when they are released from the forest. Unbeknownst to Marco, Sasha may have made an impulsive decision to save them all. Because Dean also returns from the woods... Only he's a little tweaked ...missing some fingers...missing his eyes...and driven by the Man of Wind and Moss to enact its bloody purpose.

Review Quotes

Praise for Alex Gonzalez

"Like clicking links online, Gonzalez's world is addictive, compulsive, and impossible to leave--precisely because it could be our own." --Booklist, STARRED REVIEW for rekt

Gonzalez is a talented author who delivers solid character development and sharp writing about grief and guilt." --The New York Times Book Review for rekt

"rekt is perhaps my favorite horror read so far this year, delivering a timely cautionary warning for the digital era and establishing Gonzalez as a talented author who has important stories to tell." --Locus Magazine for rekt

About the Author

Alex Gonzalez is a WGA screenwriter and horror fiction writer. Born and raised in Florida, he now lives in Brooklyn and is the co-founder of the horror zine You Are Not Alone. His screenplays have been optioned, and a feature of his is in development with Ulladulla Pictures and Extra A Productions (Little Woods, The Giant). He currently teaches horror writing workshops with Catapult.co., and his most recent short story "Die Cuban" was published on the Catapult website. You can find him online at alex-gonzalez.me.